Words and Pictures

Stories along my journey.

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  • Operation Move In

    Operation Move In

    When I showed up as a freshman to get the key to my room in Crawford Hall on the campus of Tennessee Tech University, a…

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  • Call It Work

    Call It Work

    “That’s why they call it work.” You’ve probably heard that expression, often used as a verbal shrug after summarizing something done not by choice but…

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  • Stump Jumpin’: A Lesson in Limits

    Stump Jumpin’: A Lesson in Limits

    Some hikers have no trouble deciding, from the trail, that it’s not the day or the time or the right conditions to finish. I’m not…

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  • The Cable Trail: A Humbling Tale

    The Cable Trail: A Humbling Tale

    I grew up about 45 minutes away from the most-visited of Tennessee’s 56 state parks, but I never got to experience it until a couple…

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